The liberal media quickly celebrated how donald trump he became the first US president to be criminally convicted, and Rachel Maddow called it “final and irrevocable”.
The MSNBC anchor spoke after Trump was found guilty of 34 counts, which she described as “everything the prosecution asked for” before challenging the nation to accept the verdict.
“The test here for us as a country is not about what happens on appeal, or about the sentence,” he said.
“It's about whether or not this former president and his allies will have succeeded in trying to undermine the rule of law.”
“The jury, of course, took it very, very seriously,” Maddow added.
Viewers noticed it too CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins with a big smile on his face as he read the news of the former Republican president's conviction.
CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins appeared to smile as the channel slowly read the 34 guilty pleas on air.
Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts on Thursday
It comes as the world held its breath as the weeks-long trial reached its conclusion, where Trump was finally found guilty of filing business records for cover up an affair he had with porn star Stormy Daniels.
As the verdict was read, former CNN anchor Don Lemon seemed to enjoy the moment, tweeting in all caps that “IT IS NOW A CONDEMNED DEFECT.”
'BREAKING: DONALD TRUMP GUILTY OF THE 34 COURSES!' he tweeted.
On NBC News, the moment an on-scene newscaster read the verdict was also quickly met with apparent praise for the trial's proceedings.
“A total win for the prosecution here,” one announcer said in response to the news.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a frequent guest on The View and former Trump administration staffer, chimed in to list Trump's crimes and alleged misdeeds, concluding, “It turns out he might not be fit for office!”
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow appeared quick to celebrate when Donald Trump became the first US president to be criminally convicted, which she called “final and irrevocable.”
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a frequent guest on The View and former Trump administration staffer, chimed in to list Trump's crimes and alleged misdeeds, concluding, “It turns out he might not be fit for office!”
On HuffPost, the outlet ran a spread on the front page that appeared to celebrate the news
Rolling Stone took a similar line, gleefully repeating the word 'GUILTY' with a picture of the former president
The New Yorker released its cover for next week's edition
At HuffPost and Rolling Stone, both outlets appeared to celebrate the news with all-caps headlines repeating the word “GUILTY.”
The answer comes at the historic moment Trump was criminally convicted, when the jury of seven men and five women made its decision after five weeks of dramatic evidence and 22 witnesses questioned on the stand.
He is the first former president in history to be convicted of a crime.
Speaking from inside court after hearing his fate, Trump appeared visibly outraged as he slammed the “disgraceful rigged trial.”
The former president said that “the real verdict will be on November 5 by the people.”
“Everybody knows what happened here … this is a Soros-backed prosecutor.”
'We didn't do anything wrong. I am a very innocent man.
“Okay, I'm fighting for our country, I'm fighting for our Constitution. This was done by the Biden administration to hurt a political opponent.
'I think it's just a shame. And we will keep fighting and fighting until the end and we will win because our country has gone to hell”.